The Century Foundation Says Not All Ideas on Lowering Health Insurance Premiums Are Equal
In the midst of a partisan divide on health policy, Republicans and Democrats agree widely on one goal: lowering health insurance premiums, particularly for those who purchase health insurance on their own in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplaces.
The debate over the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the ACA has sparked a multitude of ideas about how to bring down premiums, or how to moderate any premium increases. But, while many of these policies may in fact lower premiums, it is just as important—perhaps even more important—to examine the details of how each policy would lower premiums and how American consumers would be affected overall. . .